"Finding Clara is the kind of novel we need now more than ever. Set in Germany, eighteen months after the war, reckonings of every sort are playing out and Anika Scott deftly builds a world in which all the shades of gray - Nazi collaboration and complicity among civilians - are brought to life. FINDING CLARA achieves what the best historical fiction can, asking us to see the past, and then pushing us to see ourselves in that past, demanding: Who would you have been then? What would you have done? Unflinching and absorbing, Finding Clara does not let you look away."
Sarah Blake, New York Times bestselling author of The Postmistress 

"Anika Scott’s epic novel offers a captivating tour through the reckoning years that followed WWII when clarifying identities, unearthing truths, and facing judgements was the only way to rebuild a life. The novel’s heroine marches along the razor’s edge between the leviathan of the past and a future full of mine shafts. I will never forget her unending struggle to rise above the dark lineage thrust upon her and her battle to stay connected to the deep binds of love, responsibility, and compassion."
Devin Murphy, author of The Boat Runner

"Anika Scott’s finely drawn characters in Finding Clara bring to life not only the struggle to rise from the ashes of war, but also the depth of resolve often required to gain redemption. Illuminating and beautifully rendered."
Susan Meissner, bestselling author of The Last Year of the War

"Anika Scott’s riveting novel compellingly explores the nature of innocence and guilt, and the human desire for redemption. A terrific book with historical detail skillfully woven into the fabric of the story. An absolute must-read for all fans of World War II fiction!"
David Gillham, New York Times bestselling author of City of Women and Annelies

"What a great debut! It still haunts me, days after finishing it."
Liz Trenow, NYT bestselling author of The Poppy Factory and The Silk Weaver